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Rankings & recognition

91% of students recommend this programme: Elsevier

The Elsevier Best Studies Guide is published once a year by the Dutch magazine Elsevier. It contains student evaluations of each programme's education, contact hours, facilities, structure, instructors and assessment methods, as well as its organisation and communication. The guide is largely based on the results of the Dutch National Student Survey.

Here are some of the highlights from the Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience:

91% of the students would recommend this programme to others

84% of the students are satisfied or very satisfied with the instructors

77% of the students are satisfied or very satisfied with the education

Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience is 1st in its category in the national Keuzegids ranking

The Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience is ranked 1st in the Psychology: Neuroscience research master’s category of the 2017 Keuzegids Masters. This programme has been ranked best in its class for 2 years in row. Like last year, the programme’s total score was among the top programmes nationally and is therefore awarded with the Keuzegids distinguished quality seal.

The programme attained a total score of 78. Here’s how we scored in the areas that were evaluated:

Above national average

National average

Below national average

Programme content (+)

Study load

Instructors (+)

Communication

Academic training (+)

Professional training (+)

Contact hours (+)

Facilities (+)

Ambition (++)

Assessment and achievement (+)

The Keuzegids Masters offers rankings of all master’s programmes in the Netherlands. These rankings are based on the results from the Dutch National Student Survey, combined with expert evaluations. The Keuzegids is published annually by the Dutch Higher Education Information Centre. It is an independent publication that allows you to compare all accredited master’s programmes in the Netherlands.

UM is the 6th best young university in the world

Maastricht University is placed sixth place in the 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) '200 Under 50' ranking for best young universities in the world. UM is proud to have its continued efforts, for example toward internationalisation, affirmed in this THE ranking. UM also scores a top 10 position (with 7th place) in the 2016 QS ‘Top 50 under 50’; ranking highest of all European universities. These special rankings for young universities are published to give an indication as to which universities are expected in the future to become the top universities worldwide.